Table 1.

Participant characteristics. χ² used to derive P values shown for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, ever had friends/family diagnosed with CRC, and ever had a colonoscopy. Analysis of variance–ANOVA used to derive P values for health literacy scores, numeracy, and self-efficacy.

Characteristic		n	%
Study sample		438	100.0
Study site
	Georgia	130	29.7
	Hawaii	105	24.0
	Massachusetts	203	46.3
Race/ethnicity
	Black/African-American	65	14.8
	Asian/Pacific Islander	45	10.3
	White/Caucasian	286	65.3
	Other or not reported	42	9.6
Language spoken at home
	English	419	95.7
	English and other	9	2.1
	Other	7	1.6
Education
	High School degree or less (includes technical school)	104	23.7
	At least some college	331	75.6
Age (in years)
	40-49	52	11.9
	50-59	157	35.8
	60-73	229	52.3
Gender
	Male	191	43.6
	Female	247	56.4
Marital status
	Married	282	64.4
	Unmarried	153	34.9
Work status
	Working for pay	260	59.4
	Retired	126	28.8
	Disabled	17	3.9
	Other	35	8.0
Self-reported health status
	Excellent/very good	240	54.8
	Good/fair/poor	197	45.0
Number of comorbidities
	0/1	336	76.7
	2+	99	22.6
Current smoking status
	Current smoker	27	6.2
	Current nonsmoker	410	93.6
Has doctor ever recommended that you be screened for CRC cancer?
	Yes	385	87.9
	No	48	11.0
Completed any type of CRC screening?
	Yes	382	87.2
	No	50	11.4
Ever had a colonoscopy?
	Yes	318	72.6
	No	114	26.0
Health literacy, numeracy, and efficacy measures, mean (SD)
	Verbal health literacy (CMLT-Listening)	79.9	(14.1)
	Print health literacy (CMLT-Reading)	84.8	(14.6)
	Numeracy	78.5	(21.9)
	Self-efficacy (PEPPI)	8.1	(1.3)